Source: ABC Action News
Category: Activism
Posted inActivism
Callers Offer to Replace Tools Stolen from Bicycle Ministry
“People have been calling all morning wanting to donate their tools,” an official with First Presbyterian Church says. Source: ABC Action News
Posted inActivism, People
Princess Diana Charity Honoring Lakeland Teen in London
Anti-bullying activist Jaylen Arnold, 16, is flying to the UK to accept a Legacy Award from Prince William and Prince Harry that is given to 20 young people who have made a “monumental impact” on society. Source: People magazine
Posted inActivism, Social Services
WUSF Lakeland Town Hall Explores Hunger in Polk
Listen to a panel discussion about food insecurity held this week at Florida Southern College’s Annie Pfeiffer Chapel. Source: WUSF-FM
Posted inActivism, People
18k Race, Shoe Campaign Honor Memory of Kalen Kirk
The first anniversary of the George Jenkins High School student’s death and his 18th birthday are being marked Saturday with an 18k run that includes the donation of 18 pair of shoes to kids who need them | Event Facebook page Source: ABC Action News
Posted inActivism, Downtown
Do Not Cast Your Bread Upon the Waterfowl
The sanctuary nature of downtown Lakeland’s Lake Morton works to protect a wide variety of birds – and snakes and gators – from predators and the stress of living in the wild. But their greatest threat may come from well-intentioned humans who enjoy strolling the shore and tossing bread and other human food to the […]
Posted inActivism, Schools
Resurrection Student’s Art Chosen for National Campaign
A drawing by Audrey Link, 11, will appear on billboards around the country in a campaign for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.